NPR.org By Richard Gonzales Posted February 21st 2019 NIGERIAN BROTHERS ABEL AND OLA OSUNDAIRO Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been taken into custody on charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report about being attacked on the street, according to Chicago police. In a tweet early Thursday, the chief communications officer [...]

TheGrio.com By Kia Morgan-Smith Posted February 20th 2019 VIOLA DAVIS AND LIAM NEESON IN ‘WIDOWS’ After getting blasted for her tone-deaf defense of Liam Neeson after he admitted he wanted to kill ‘Black bastards’ to avenge a crime against a friend, Michelle Rodriguez has apologized. The actress took to Instagram Sunday to release a statement [...]

TheRoot.com By Jay Connor, The Grapevine Posted February 19th 2019 WRITER SIL LAI ABRAMS Warner Bros. Television announced that Extra host A.J. Calloway, who’s been accused of sexual assault and other acts of misconduct by multiple women, has been suspended pending further investigation of the allegations. “Upon becoming aware of allegations of sexual misconduct [...]

TheGrio.com By Cortney Willis Posted February 18th 2019 The world is still reeling from the tragic loss of actor, Kristoff St. John who was found dead at his home in Woodland Hills, California on Sunday at the age of 52. TheGrio spoke to Victoria Rowell, who starred alongside St. John as the beloved power Black couple, [...]

Ideastream.org By Nick Castele Posted February 21st 2019 (PHOTO: CLEVELAND POLICE CHIEF CALVIN D. WILLIAMS) Cleveland police officers in neighborhood districts will spend 20 percent of their time engaging with the community under a new plan submitted for a federal judge’s approval last week. That requirement is just one element of the city’s new community [...]

Ideastream.org By Nick Castele Posted February 19th 2019 (PHOTO: CUYAHOGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE ARMOND BUDISH) The investigators who raided Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish’s office on Thursday sought Budish’s electronic records, files on the county jail and any evidence of extortion, obstruction and other crimes, according to a search warrant provided by the county. Agents [...]

mxoentertainment.com Posted February 19th 2019 Maybe it has been the weather that has kids at the movies as ‘Alita: Battle Angel ascends to the #1 position with $37 million this weekend. ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part adjusts the pieces to the #2 spot grossing $62.5 million this weekend as romantic comedy ‘Isn’t It [...]

ClevelandOrchestra.com Posted February 15th 2019 JOAN KATZ NAPOLI DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA AND COUNCILMAN KEVIN CONWELL D-WARD 6 On Martin Luther King Jr. Day a group of five Cleveland nonprofit and public organizations kicked off a three month donation drive for gently-used musical instruments. The instruments will be assessed, [...]

Engadget.com By Jon Fingas Posted February 21st 2019 Audi’s cars already tell you how long a red light will last, but now they’ll help you avoid those red lights in the first place. It’s launching the first implementation of the Green Light Optimization Speed Advisory (GLOSA), a system that provides speed recommendations to reduce [...]

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Yahoo.com By Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost Posted February 21st 2019 (PHOTO: SENIOR SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS R-MAINE) Progressive advocacy groups are furious about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh voting to let an anti-abortion law take effect in Louisiana. But they are directing their ire at another person too: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Collins, who is up [...]